Manuel Varela

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CPJ has documented more than 80 attacks on the press since political unrest erupted in Libya last month. They include five fatalities, at least three serious injuries, at least 50 detentions, 11 assaults, two attacks on
news facilities, the jamming of Al-Jazeera and Al-Hurra transmissions, at least
four instances of obstruction, the expulsion of two international journalists, and the interruption of Internet service. At least six local journalists are missing amid speculation they are in the custody of security forces. One international journalist and two media support workers are also unaccounted for. Here's a running list of all attacks on journalists and the media in Libya since February 16:

New York, May 18, 2011--The release of foreign journalists held in Iran and Libya today is a very
positive development in a region where the press has been under attack since
social upheaval began in Tunisia early this year, the Committee to Protect
Journalists said today.

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New York, May 17, 2011--Bahrain's
crackdown against journalists continues unabated with five new detentions in
less than a week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Syria and
Iran, one of which is holding Al-Jazeera English journalist Dorothy Parvaz,
continue to make intentionally vague or misleading remarks about her
whereabouts and physical condition. Meanwhile, Libya announced today that four
detained journalists would be released imminently.

New York, April 25, 2011--The Committee to Protect
Journalists called on Bahraini authorities to disclose
the whereabouts of Haidar Mohammed al-Nuaimi, a columnist for daily newspaper Al-Wasat.
Roughly 30 uniformed and plainclothes police raided al-Nuaimi's family home
in Manama today, dragging him into the street and beating him, local
journalists told CPJ.

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New York, April 8, 2011--The Committee to
Protect Journalists is concerned about the fate of American freelance
journalist Matthew VanDyke, who has been missing in Libya since mid-March,
according to his family and news reports. He is among 15reporters either missing
or in government custody in Libya.